Nancy’s Bar-B-Q to open in Lakewood Ranch

Nancy’s Bar-B-Q, a locally-owned barbecue restaurant at Burns Court in downtown Sarasota, will open a second restaurant on Lakewood Ranch’s Main Street this year.
A storefront on Main Street shows signs and images advertising that Nancy’s Bar-B-Q is coming soon. Owner Nancy Krohngold could not be reached for comment Wednesday, but previously told the Herald-Tribune about her interest in expanding to the Lakewood Ranch and University Park communities.
Last summer, Krohngold told the Herald-Tribune that she was in negotiations with Benderson Development to open a second restaurant in a shopping plaza at University Parkway and Honore Avenue, near the new Mall at University Town Center. However, plans to build the out parcel building in The Square at University Town Center, a shopping plaza on the north side of University Parkway with tenants like The Home Depot, Staples, Starbucks and Carrabba’s Italian Grill, never materialized.
“We have a dedicated customer base in Lakewood Ranch, and I would love to serve that market,” Krohngold told the Herald-Tribune in September.
The goal is to continue to operate the original restaurant at 301 S. Pineapple Ave, but have a larger facility in Lakewood Ranch to accommodate a growing need for Nancy’s expanding catering business.
Nancy’s Bar-B-Q is a joint venture between Nancy Krohngold and the Caragiulo brothers. Krohngold has been serving barbecue to Sarasota residents for more than a decade. Her restaurant officially opened in Sarasota in 2011.
Lakewood Ranch’s Main Street lost some tenants – like Chico’s and Soma – in October when the Mall at University Town Center opened at University Parkway and Interstate 75. Fast N Fresh, Starbucks, Lakewood Ranch Cinemas and several other eateries still populate the community’s Main Street.

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